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Ex-New Hampshire chief judge: Repeal death penalty

SFGate

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The former chief justice of New Hampshire’s Supreme Court urged senators Thursday to repeal the state’s death penalty, saying New Hampshire is better than countries like North Korea and Iraq that embrace capital punishment

CONCORD – By LYNNE TUOHY, The Associated Press – The former chief justice of New Hampshire’s Supreme Court urged senators Thursday to repeal the state’s death penalty, saying New Hampshire is better than countries like North Korea and Iraq that embrace capital punishment.

Senate committee tackles death penalty repeal

Boston.com

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Fathers of at least two murder victims will be among those testifying in favor of repealing New Hampshire’s death penalty. The House passed the repeal measure 225-104 last month. Lawmakers predict a close vote in the …

Death Penalty Repeal Bill Inches Ahead in New Hampshire

Patch.com

New Hampshire has not executed anyone since 1939, before World War II even began, but the death penalty is at the nucleus of the political debate today at the Statehouse. For Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, the subject has been timeless since 1988, …

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SINCE THE DEATH penalty was reinstated in the United States in 1973, for every 10 people who have been executed across the country, one person has been exonerated. Can we continue to live with a 10 percent wrongful conviction rate in capital punishment cases? I cannot, which is why I have introduced...

As a murder victim’s family member, I strongly support abolition of the death penalty in New Hampshire. Citing concern for victims’ family members, Gov. Chris Sununu has threatened to veto Senate Bill 593 should it reach his desk.In April 2010, our...